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BUZZARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The common European short-winged hawk
Synonyms:
Buteo buteo; buzzard
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("buzzard" is a kind of...):
hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)
Holonyms ("buzzard" is a member of...):
Buteo; genus Buteo (broad-winged soaring hawks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
Synonyms:
buzzard; Cathartes aura; turkey buzzard; turkey vulture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("buzzard" is a kind of...):
cathartid; New World vulture (large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures)
Holonyms ("buzzard" is a member of...):
Cathartes; genus Cathartes (type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures)
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